Death toll rises to 72 in India building collapse

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A 10-year-girl crawls out of the rubble Friday, IBN reports

One woman is pulled alive from the debris, as search and rescue operations end

Death toll jumps by 26 victims

Rescuers dig down below the basement level

The death toll in a building collapse in Thane, India, jumped to 72 Saturday. Among those who died when the illegal structure near Mumbai crumbled are 26 children, according to R.S. Rajesh, spokesman for India's disaster response agency.

The gruesome succession of recovered corpses was interrupted by two hopeful moments.